racism

The Vikings’ running back revealed the racially abusive messages he received from fans after losing a fumble on Thursday Night Football against the Eagles.

Jerrald Gallion planned to spend the weekend with his 4-year-old daughter but the devoted father was instead one of three Black people gunned down at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida.

Country artist Jason Aldean was accused of sharing racist messaging in the lyrics and music video for “Try That In A Small Town.” He responded to the “meritless” claims on social media.

The Justice Department says a new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.

Authorities say someone left a dead raccoon and a sign with “intimidating language” outside an Oregon city mayor’s law office.

Kevin-Prince Boateng set soccer on a path toward tougher sanctions in cases of discrimination when he walked off the field to protest racial abuse by an opposing team’s fans a decade ago.

Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.

A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was apparently caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office confirmed Wednesday.

The McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office addressed the audio, which appears to be of the Sheriff and other officials in conversation about killing journalists and hanging Black people, by alleging it was recorded illegally and had been altered.

Oklahoma’s governor is seeking the resignation of four county officials after a newspaper’s audio recording apparently captured some of them complaining about two of the paper’s journalists and knowing hit men and where two holes are dug.

“Instantly, I felt like they had stolen my baby,” the mom said.

A parent at North Shore Elementary complained that the film might teach students about white people hating Black people.

Some prominent media publishers are dropping the comic strip Dilbert after its creator referred to people who are Black as members of “a hate group” and urged white people to “get away” from them. The backlash against Dilbert began after a YouTube video released this past week by comic strip creator Scott Adams. Among those dropping Dilbert are the USA...

A Nevada case shined a light on a U.S. immigration law and its little-known history after a federal judge called the rule racist and struck it down.

During the episode, the pair even acknowledge that their “joke” may be inappropriate but do it anyway.

Wednesday’s unexpected arrival of dozens of undocumented immigrants, sent to Martha’s Vineyard from Florida under the order of Gov. Ron DeSantis, brought back vivid memories of a similar situation that unfolded on Cape Cod more than 60 years ago. In June of 1962, white supremacists in the South arranged for hundreds of Black families from Arkansas to board one-way buses…

A Black pastor who was arrested by white police officers while watering the flowers of a neighbor has filed a federal lawsuit over the ordeal.

A Black woman has filed a civil rights suit on behalf of her daughter against Los Angeles Unified and the Board of Education, alleging the girl suffered emotional distress after a cotton picking field was set up at her Hollywood school in 2017 as an instructional tool about what life was like for slaves.

Residents were outraged when the text messages surfaced in social media posts.

Mental health expert Sheila Robinson-Kiss takes her daughter to Sesame Place every summer. When the 10-year-old became aware of social media posts alleging bias against Black children at the theme park, she was heartbroken. In a conversation with LX News host Ashley Holt, Robinson-Kiss shares how she discussed the issue with her daughter and offers advice to other parents.